Interesting stories on Christmas Eve around the world

Every part of the world has its own stories and customs to follow on the magical Christmas Eve.

Santa Claus and the Machine Gun

If you want to have a cool photo of yourself holding a gun while standing next to Santa Claus, head to the state of Arizona in the US. Every year, the Scottsdale Gun Club in this state organizes an event called Santa Claus and Machine Gun, to spread peace and ... love of guns during each Christmas season.

Kiss under the Christmas tree

This custom originated in England in the 18th century when lovers exchanged romantic kisses under the Christmas tree for good luck. From there, this trend began to spread and spread around the world and continues to this day.

Kissing is a symbol of good luck on Christmas Eve not only in England but also in many other countries around the world.

The man defecates in public

In the beautiful atmosphere of Christmas, no one would expect to see offensive images - like someone dropping their pants and defecating everywhere. However, this exists in Catalan culture in Spain.

Every Christmas, in addition to hanging statues of the Virgin Mary and the baby Jesus, Catalans also hang statues of the character Caganer, who is shown bending over and defecating with his pants down. No one knows how Caganer entered folklore, but he is famous for his actions.

Lucky spider web

During Christmas in Ukraine, it is considered a great thing if a family has a Christmas tree full of spider webs. People here believe that female spiders spinning webs is a lucky thing and they even believe that they are hearing the story of the life of these creatures through the process of spinning webs.

Colorful underwear

In Italy, both men and women wear colorful underwear on Christmas Eve to bring good luck in the coming year. For them, bright and eye-catching colors will attract attention and create a clean, beautiful appearance for the coming days.

Leave an empty chair at the Christmas table

For the Portuguese, the dead do not mean they are gone forever. That is why on Christmas Day, empty chairs are placed at the family table in the hope that those who have passed away will return and be with them.

With the implication that going far away does not mean going forever, the Portuguese still hope to have the opportunity to welcome their loved ones back.

Customs of choosing women to marry

Accordingly, in Belarus, unmarried girls will place a small handful of corn in front of themselves and a rooster. If the rooster chooses whose corn to peck, it proves that the person will get married next year. For this reason, older girls often look forward to Christmas to do this procedure.

Decorate the Christmas banana tree

In India, Christmas trees are rare. Therefore, people who want to celebrate Christmas decorate banana or mango trees.

Unmarried girls will hope that the rooster will choose their corn so that the man can marry later.

Rollerblading to church

In Caracas, Venezuela, locals have a tradition of going to church on roller skates every Christmas.

According to Afamily.vn